SPRING BREAK 2011

10 days - 2,400 miles - 4 states

What a great vacation we had!

It all began on a beautiful Saturday morning, the first official day of spring break. We loaded up the van and began driving to Monticello, Utah. We stayed with Regan's parents for the weekend. We were excited to see the just-born calves (Katie rode this calm calf she named Flower).

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On Monday morning we packed and loaded up the van, this time off to Saint George, Utah. On the way we stopped at Cove Fort, an interesting church history site.

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In Saint George we stayed at the Marriott Towne Suites (the kids loved the hot tub and pool). We went to the Temple grounds and the Tabernacle, hiked in a red rock park, and ate at some yummy restaurants, one of which is where Regan's sister Delta works. It was fun to see her. Regan's parents and brother Jason & family also came to St. George, which is where his parents served their mission over 20 years ago.

Wednesday we packed, loaded, and drove to Las Vegas. We stayed with Regan's niece Celise & family. It was great to spend so much time with them, his sister Sheila, and with Sister-in-law Liz & family. We had a great time in downtown at the MGM Rainforest, M&M World, NY NY where Regan, Wendy, & Brandon rode the roller coaster, Caesar's Palace we saw the statues come to life and the amazing aquarium, the Bellagio garden and unfortunately the water show was cancelled due to the very slight breeze... we did however see it driving down the strip later. We saw the lights on the strip at dusk. The next day we went to Mirage to see the Dolphins and White Lion and Tigers. And what's Vegas without an awesome buffet?! We went to Fiesta with all the family in town - what a crew!

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Saturday we packed and loaded again. Said goodbye for now to all the Vegas family and hit the road again. We drove first to Hoover Dam, kids were impressed, and drove over the new bridge/hwy that extends over the canyon. We continued on to Flagstaff, Arizona and checked into a very nice SpringHill Marriott. The pool was chilly - bummer.

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Sunday we enjoyed the free breakfast - mmmm! and then packed and loaded the van and we were off to the Grand Canyon! Wendy kept telling the kids the Grand Canyon was a huge hole in the ground... What an understatement! They were very impressed. We hiked, stopped many times to take in the views, and ended our time there at the Watchtower and had ice-cream. Everyone was tired - it was a full day! We continued our drive to Monticello.

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We stayed in Monticello just that night and then packed and loaded the final time to head home to Colorado. With all the driving, all the activities, all the late nights, everyone had a great time and built some great memories together!